International News (Page 578)

Something tells me that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing will be filled with much hypocrisy coming from the left. Indeed, after Sen. Josh Hawley brought up legitimate concerns about her record as a trial judge, when it comes to her sentencing decisions in child pornography cases, the left erupted in an explosion…Continue Reading

At the conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy committee meeting on Wednesday, the panel is widely expected to raise interest rates, a move Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen alluded to last week when she predicted that “we’re likely to see another year in which 12-month inflation numbers remain uncomfortably high,” an important admission from a…Continue Reading

The young woman who narrates Claire-Louise Bennett’s novel Checkout 19 is both familiar and not. She’s precocious, grew up working class in southwest England, and feels much like the woman we met in Bennett’s first book, Pond. We follow her from late childhood. But the coming of age is not the one we might expect: Bennett…Continue Reading

I have been reading David Leonhardt’s New York Times newsletter, The Morning, for the better part of the last year, and I cannot for the life of me decide if he is Dr. Pangloss or if he is Candide—the relentless crackpot optimist or the disappointed student who finally throws up his hands and concludes that…Continue Reading

There are 94 federal judicial districts in America, but one has become the primary venue of choice for Republicans looking to challenge President Biden’s every move: the Northern District of Texas.It’s no secret why the party turns to this particular district in search of a favorable ruling. All but two of its 18 judges were…Continue Reading

Speaking to ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos earlier this month, Marco Rubio succinctly rejected one trendy option for protecting Ukraine from Russian bombs: establishing a “no-fly zone” over the country. “‘No-fly zone’ has become a catchphrase, but I’m not sure a lot of people understand what that means,” the Republican senator said. “It means World War…Continue Reading

NEW YORK (AP) — After Donald Trump was caught on video bragging about sexually assaulting women, Mike Pence stayed on his ticket. As the coronavirus ravaged the U.S., the then-vice president praised the administration’s response. And after a violent mob threatened his life during an attack on the U.S. Capitol, Pence rejected entreaties to invoke…Continue Reading

PureWow14 Danish Girl Names That Are Just Too CuteThe problem: You want a baby name that’s unique, sweet and chic all at the same time. The fix: Look to our Danish friends for inspiration. Here, 14 danish girl names that are as cool as the country itself. Selv…Associated PressUrban mining transforms Brazil neighborhoods into ghost…Continue Reading

DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama liquor store owner has sued after a police officer responding to a robbery call at his store punched him in the face and broke his jaw in March 2020.The Decatur Daily reports that Kevin Penn sued the city of Decatur and police officer Justin Rippen on March 11 in…Continue Reading